oney is one of the products bearing the largest mythological tradition in all histories in the world.
In Greece where for the first time the art of apiculture took place in early prehistoric times, we can find a plethora of myths related to it. The most characteristic mythical trust that reflects honey's special value for Greeks is its consideration as the food of the Gods of Olympus known as "ambrosia".

he importance of honey for the humans is also praised in several classical texts of ancient Greece, such as Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, the Deipnosophists of Athenaeus, and in philosophical texts of Plato, Aristoteles, Democritus, and others.

he fact that Hippocrates, the father of medicine, emphasizes for the nutritional and pharmaceutical value of honey is not accidental. It is real that in ancient Greece, honey was used not only for its nutritional value but even for medical purposes inter alia.
On the other hand, honey played an extremely important role in cookery in ancient Greece as one of the basic ingredients in cooking and confectionery. Its use in ancient Greek food recipes, and it's a priority as the basic material for the preparation of sweets and delicacies, made honey use very popular in ancient Greece.

enturies later, the art of apiculture passed to Romans and then, to the rest of the world where immediately was incorporated to several people mythology and history.
Due to its extended development in various climatic habitats, honey it is produced in the majority of the countries, consisting one important nutritional source for the mankind.